EXEC: Trump Announces New Trade Deal with Vietnam
Big 5 Sporting Goods to Go Private via Acquisition by Specialty Golf Retailer and PE Firm
EXEC: Sport Obermeyer CEO Kris Kuster Talks Year ‘Round Mountain Opportunities in Ski, Hunt & Fish
Dick’s SG Joins Top 50 Most Patriotic Brands for First Time; New Balance Falls in Rankings
EXEC: Academy’s Chief Merchant Talks Jordan Launch, Nike Brand Success, Tariff Disruption
SGB Update
SGB Updates Will Not Publish on Regular Schedule This Week; Website is Live
SGB Media will not publish its regular SGB Morning Update or SGB Evening Update newsletter cadence the week of Independence Day, July 4, 2025. SGB Media will resume normal distribution on Monday, July 7.
Sturm, Ruger to Acquire Anderson Manufacturing
The purchase, including Anderson’s manufacturing facility and machinery, is expected to strengthen Ruger’s production capabilities and expand its product offerings. Ruger will not continue the Anderson Manufacturing brand or its firearms products
Remark Closes on $16 Million Series A Funding Round
The round was led by Inspired Capital, with participation from Stripe, Neo, Spero Ventures, Shine Capital, and Visible Ventures, bringing the company’s total funding to $27 million. Remark describes itself as an AI company making online shopping more human.
Revelyst Unveils Bozeman Innovation Center
The parent company of the Bell, Bushnell, CamelBak, Fox, Giro, and Simms Fishing brands, and others, has opened the Bozeman Innovation Center, a new hub of “outdoor gear excellence” for several of its brands.
Kuiu Continues Retail Store Expansion in Texas
The manufacturer of hunting gear, opened its latest retail store in San Antonia, TX, following the launch of its Dallas retail location, deepening its presence in the Lone Star State.
SGB Executive
SGB Updates Will Not Publish on Regular Schedule This Week; Website is Live
SGB Media will not publish its regular SGB Morning Update or SGB Evening Update newsletter cadence the week of Independence Day, July 4, 2025. SGB Media will resume normal distribution on Monday, July 7.
EXEC: Trump Announces New Trade Deal with Vietnam
The revised deal includes the elimination of Vietnam tariffs on U.S. goods and a higher tariff on Vietnam shipments to the U.S, although it amounts to less than half of the 46 percent tariff imposed by the Trump Administration in early April.
EXEC: Sport Obermeyer CEO Kris Kuster Talks Year ‘Round Mountain Opportunities in Ski, Hunt & Fish
Kris Kuster, Sport Obermeyer’s new CEO, spoke with SGB Executive about the opportunities he sees for the company in targeting female hunters and anglers, as well as plans to introduce fashion-forward capsules, including those connected to Obermeyer’s hometown of Aspen, the revamp of its online presence, and the impact of tariffs. Kuster also spoke about the impossibility of replacing Klaus Obermeyer.
EXEC: Czechoslovak Group Plans Debt Offering; Sees Healthy Start to Second Quarter
The company, which acquired Vista’s Kinetic Group in November 2024, reported that based on unaudited preliminary management accounts, revenue, operating EBITDA, and operating EBITDA margin for the five months ended May 31, amounted to €2.3 billion, €631.8 million and 27.3 percent, respectively.
EXEC: Yakima to Transition DACH Region Distribution to Grofa Action Sports GmbH
Grofa Action Sports GmbH will serve as exclusive distributor in the Germany, Austria and Switzerland region, effective August 1, 2025. Phobos will transition to a distributor at that time for Czechia and Slovakia and as a Master Distributor for select developing markets in Europe.
